Winston-Salem, NC metro area

The Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area spans 5 counties and had 705,187 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $46.6 billion that year.

North Carolina5 countiesPart of Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC

GDP, 2024$46.6B#93 of 387 · +4.1% nominal

Income per person, 2024$60,408#217 of 387

Unemployment, 20253.9%#176 of 387 · #1 = lowest

Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.0#242 of 387 · #1 = most expensive

Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area

Winston, NCUnited States

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 5 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

Industry	Value added	Share	US share
Real estate	—	—	13.7%
Government	$3.1B	6.6%	11.1%
Manufacturing	$10.1B	21.7%	9.5%
Finance & insurance	$3.0B	6.4%	8.7%
Professional services	—	—	8.0%
Health care	$5.5B	11.7%	7.5%
Wholesale trade	—	—	6.3%
Retail trade	$3.1B	6.6%	5.9%
Information	$542M	1.2%	5.7%
Construction	$2.0B	4.2%	4.3%
Transportation & warehousing	—	—	3.3%
Accommodation & food	$1.3B	2.7%	3.1%
Administrative & waste services	$1.6B	3.3%	3.0%
Other services	$1.0B	2.2%	2.0%
Management of companies	—	—	1.8%
Utilities	$814M	1.7%	1.6%
Mining, oil & gas	$153M	0.3%	1.3%
Education	$1.4B	2.9%	1.1%
Arts & recreation	$358M	0.8%	1.0%
Agriculture	$138M	0.3%	0.8%

Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

County	State	Type	FIPS
Davidson County	North Carolina	Central	37057
Davie County	North Carolina	Central	37059
Forsyth County	North Carolina	Central	37067
Stokes County	North Carolina	Central	37169
Yadkin County	North Carolina	Outlying	37197